Problem-Solving Courts and the Criminal Justice System

by Shelby Arnold, Alice Thornewill, Kirk Heilbrun, et al.

Book Overview

Problem-solving courts provide judicially supervised treatment for behavioral health needs commonly found among criminal offenders, including substance abuse and mental health disorders, and they treat a variety of offender populations. These courts employ a team-based approach consisting of a judge, defense attorney, prosecutor, and treatment providers, representing a significant paradigm shift in how the justice system treats offenders with special...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190844825
• ISBN13: 9780190844820
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"